Iowa Democrats begin caucus meetings, kicking off search for Trump election challenger

- Iowa Democrats began meeting at caucus sites around the state on Monday, kicking off what could be a bruising months-long national nominating fight to choose a November election challenger to Republican U.S. President Donald Trump.

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California lawmaker introduces bill to make PG&E a publicly owned utility

A California lawmaker has introduced a bill aimed at making PG&E Corp a publicly owned utility, a year after liabilities from wildfires traced back to some of its equipment pushed the power producer into bankruptcy.

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Iowa official slams viral claim of suspicious voter registration activity as false

A viral claim by a conservative activist group that voter registration numbers in Iowa are suspiciously large ahead of the first U.S. presidential nominating contest on Monday is false, a senior state government official said, and called on the group to end its "misinformation campaign."

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You won't 'bully me': Democratic presidential contender Bloomberg to Trump

U.S. Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg vowed on Monday he would not let President Donald Trump bully him as the war of words between the two New York business tycoons and political rivals became nastier.

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Abandoned oil well most likely source of crude staining Texas port

An abandoned oil well outside of Houston is likely the source of crude oil leaking into a Texas bay near the largest U.S. petrochemical port, the state's energy regulator and an oil company executive said on Monday.

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The medieval knight who went into space

Multimillionaire computer games veteran Richard Garriott is also a pioneer of space tourism.

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The doctor who tried to warn about coronavirus

When Li Wenliang warned about a Sars-like virus at his hospital in Wuhan, authorities tried to silence him.

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Manasi Joshi: The accident that created a world champion

When Manasi Joshi lost a leg in a road accident, she never dreamed she would go on to win a gold medal.

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Yalta: World War Two summit that reshaped the world

As World War Two was ending the leaders of the UK, US and USSR met to plan post-war peace.

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How Africa has been frozen out of Libya peace efforts

"African capitals complain, with good reason, that Libya has become a toy of various powers," according to one analyst.

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British aviation industry outlines plans for net-zero emissions by 2050

Britain's aviation industry has set out plans to reach a target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, even with the building of a third runway at Heathrow airport which is expected to drive up flight numbers.

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Australian Wuhan evacuees arrive on Christmas Island: media

A plane load of Australians evacuated from China's Wuhan city arrived in the Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island, where they will be quarantined to prevent the spread of a new flu-like coronavirus, media reported on Tuesday.

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Fire contained at Syria's Homs refinery after gas compressor explodes: state TV

A fire in Syria's Homs refinery was put out by civil defense and the refinery firefighting unit on Tuesday, shortly after a gas compressor in the 6th project exploded, state TV reported.

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China to allow in U.S. health experts as virus shows no sign of slowing

China has agreed to allow U.S. health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization (WHO) effort to help fight the fast-spreading coronavirus, as the number of cases and deaths continued to mount.

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U.S. announces more coronavirus cases, details quarantine plans for returning travelers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday announced a second case of transmission of the new coronavirus within the United States and provided more detailed plans on how it will handle travelers returning from China as the country works to limit the outbreak.

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China reports 64 new coronavirus deaths, total at 425

The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China rose to 425 as of the end of Monday, up by 64 from the previous day, the country's National Health Commission said on Tuesday.

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Senator Rubio bringing Uighur activist as State of the Union guest

Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said on Monday he was bringing Rushan Abbas, an advocate for the rights of China's Uighur Muslim minority, as his guest for President Donald Trump's annual State of the Union address on Tuesday.

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Major summit on eve of Singapore Airshow canceled on coronavirus fears

A meeting of international aviation officials due to be held in Singapore on the eve of Asia's largest annual aerospace event has been canceled because of coronavirus fears, participants said, raising doubts that the broader event will go ahead.

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